Dahi Vada is an Indian fast food, or chaat, prepared by soaking Vadas in thick yogurt. Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... A young man at his chaat stand. ... Vada (or Wada) is a popular South Asian snack. ... Yoghurt Yoghurt or yogurt, less commonly yoghourt or yogourt, is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. ...

The hot deep fried vadas are first put in water and then transferred to thick beaten yogurt. For best results the vadas have to soak for at least a couple of hours before serving. To add more flavor it can be topped with mint leaves, crushed black pepper, curry powder, chaat masala, shredded coconuts, green chilli or boondi. An advertisement for an automated deep fryer from 1973 A deep fried twinkie. ... Flavor (AmE) or flavour (CwE) is the sensory impression of a food or other substance. ... Species See text The true mints (genus Mentha) are perennial herbs in the Family Lamiaceae. ... Binomial name Piper nigrum L. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. ... Curry powder is a mixture of spices of widely varying composition developed by the British during their colonial rule of India as a means of approximating the taste of Indian cuisine at home. ... Masala (also known as massala) is a term used in Indian cooking to describe a mixture of many spices. ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ...

Sambhar vadas and Rasam vadas are also popular snacks in southern India. Sambar may refer to: Sambar, a kind of deer Sambar, a lentil-based dish common in South India This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rasam (Chaaru) is a South Indian soup, especially common in Tamil Nadu. ...